Crewkerne oak saved!!!

[Marcus B-T]

Bryn Andrews

 

Has informed me that the Lucolm Oak at Crewkerne that was due to be felled has been saved. Bryn (one of our licensees) took some thermal images and on the basis of this information a tree pulling was urdertaken. The two pieces of information concured and so the local council reversed their decision to allow the tree to be felled. Well done to Bryn, Neville Fay, Andrew Cowan and others who all contributed to the argument. I just hope sods law doesn't apply and the thing falls down, still I can blame Neville for pulling it:001_smile:. I have a big smile on my face today.

 

Is there anyone who still doubts the technology?

[raafbeard]

Good news Marcus!! and good to see thermal imaging making a positive difference.. the future is a lot brighter now!!

[Paul Barton]

That is great! Nice one Bryn and the rest of the gang.

[David Humphries]

Good news indeed.

 

Are you at liberty to say if it was Merip or Grif in the end Marcus?

 

Am due to see Neville on Friday, will hopefully have the oportunity to chat around this and other issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for update

 

 

 

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[David oakman]

Well done:thumbup1:

[Mark Bolam]

Great news, remember the original thread.

 

Excuse my ignorance, but what is tree pulling? Is it as self explanatory as it sounds? If so, with what?

[David Humphries]

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Excuse my ignorance' date=' but what is tree pulling? Is it as self explanatory as it sounds? If so, with what?[/quote]

 

A liitle bed time reading for you Mark

 

http://www.treeworks.co.uk/downloads/Seminar_IV_Overview_Programme_dec05.pdf

 

http://www.treeworks.co.uk/downloads/6%20-%20Petr%20Horacek_Tree%20Statics%20Seminar%20Presentation.pdf

 

 

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

Thanks Dave.

 

My education continues!

[Bundle 2]

It seems crazy that money could have been saved if the thermal imaging was used in the first place.... Ah well, hopefully lessons learned the hard way will provide the necessary element in the future.

As for those of you who said" bleedin' liberal heart" etc.......I think the same must surely apply.

It is pleasing surely to put time and effort into the project with no guarantee of success and be rewarded for your persistence . " Nice one" seems appropriate.

I am a liitle vexed tho'....

Why pull a tree that is known to have stability issues? Seems pretty dumb!

[skyhuck]

Why pull a tree that is known to have stability issues? Seems pretty dumb!

 

That was the first thing that struck me.

 

Although I have no real knowledge or experience of "tree pulling", well not the sort that leaves the tree standing.